Growing seeds in the front (and also trying to make it look good!)

[Manfroni]

Since our house is still under construction (especially in the back yard, where our Great Dane is free to chew on whatever she like to chew!!!! I got the idea that I could actually grow seeds on the front of the house without making it look too tacky...

So, since it is almost Easter an Spring is very close, I decided I would use Easter egg buckets!!! This is what I did:

I bought all I needed at the Dollar Tree.

• 5 baskets = $5
• 5 silk flowers = $5
• Gazania seeds = about $4.
  
• And I made the pots with newspaper = $0. 
• Total cost $14!
  

Now I both still get to grow my seeds and I also have decorated the front of the house for Spring/Easter!

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[RickR]

What a great idea!

Normally, I would poo-poo the use of any fake plant materials in the garden, but here it is very apropos and I definitely approve!

[Lori S.]

Hey, why not??   
Do you have to water a lot to keep the little pots moist in your climate?

[Manfroni]

I just water them at night.... It's not too hot yet (The max temperature is currently around 70F during the day)...

And these are Gazanias... they are extremely drought resistant and in Australia they sprout from the previous year seeds in the wild! I assume they should not be too fussy about getting the soil dry during the day! But this is also an experiment! I like to experiment! lol If the seedlings will die, that means it was not a very good idea!!! ahah!

[Lori S.]

Yeah, I'd guess that gazanias in their native habitats in South Africa, or in desert places that they are naturalized(?), likely depend on seasonal rains and a brief period of soil moisture for germination.  When they are past that, they must be very drought-tolerant indeed!

[Schier]

Very cool - good job! Gazanias should be perfect.  I've grown a few from seed by direct seeding in one of my "frying pan gardens", and yup, a bit of spring rain and those that make it are extremely drought resistant. ( of course, not all make it, I don't water that area, plants make it or not .... )